Charlotte Elliott wrote this hymn in 1834 as she was battling severe depression; it marked the beginning of her recovery. Just as I Am, Without One Plea–sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.
If you’re new here, we take hymn requests, as many as we can get; all you have to do is ask. Some of you have been here for years without ever making a hymn request. But the hymn shop is open to everyone, every day.
I think I might have posted this not so long ago, but its message bears repeating. We worry about being good enough. No need: Christ takes us as we are, and makes us good enough. Just as I Am, Without One Plea, by Charlotte Elliott in 1835; sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.
This beautiful 19th century hymn by Charlotte Elliott was a favorite at my grandma’s house, and ours: Just As I Am, Without One Plea. Sung by the Antrim Mennonite Choir.